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Word of the Day

November 15, 2015

Word of the Day – Foetid

Foetid (adj) fet-id Smelling extremely unpleasant. An example of how British English is evolving; it is…

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Inspired by Literature

November 14, 2015

Brilliant Bookish Buys ed7 – Bookends

In this edition of Brilliant Bookish Buys we look at Bookends. Those beautiful accessories that…

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Word of the Day

November 13, 2015

Word of the Day – Smithereens

Smithereens (pn) smith-uh-reens Small pieces. Usually made small and many as a result of an explosion…

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Quizzes

November 12, 2015

Quiz – Can you Guess the Book from the Characters?

There are protagonists I could quite happily throttle and antagonists I unashamedly adore. There's no story without a…

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Word of the Day

November 12, 2015

Word of the Day – Ablute

Ablute (v) ab-loot To wash (oneself, or a part of the body). We were discussing this…

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Word of the Day

November 11, 2015

Word of the Day – Refulgent

Refulgent (adj) ree-full-dj-ent Shining very brightly. I love this word, it makes me feel like whatever…

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Literature

November 11, 2015

The National Book Awards 2015 – Finalists Announced

Established in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association, The National Book Awards are a group…

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Literature

November 10, 2015

Blasphemous Bible – Three Little Letters

A Bible is being sold at Bonhams of London on 11/11/15, it's a nice Bible, an…

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Word of the Day

November 10, 2015

Word of the Day – Rapscallion

Rapscallion (n) rap-skal-ee-on A mischievous person. An archaic and humorous word for a disreputable person; rascal or…

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Literature

November 9, 2015

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Nominations

The long list of nominations for Dublin's 2016 Literary Award has been announced and once…

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